Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68 Plus vs MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N68 Plus:AMD
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N68 Plus:Socket AM3
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N68 Plus:3
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:0
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:0
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68 Plus:0
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M2N68 Plus:1
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Networking features
- M2N68 Plus:Gigabit Ethernet
- G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of M2N68 Plus, G41TM-E43
51 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 Plus View product	B MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41TM-E43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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